Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji

Item Description

Title / Supplied: Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji

Compiler

Wolcott, Katherine

Source Document

Extent: 1 photomechanical print

Date Created: 1909

Description

A women dressed in a very formal kimono, is depicted holding an umbrella in her left hand. In the background is a mural of Mt Fuji and the Japanese countryside. The woman, a symbol for Japanese urban life, stands as a stark contrast to the background of nature imagery. Her kimono is hand colored in the image, as well as the flora surrounding her.

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Preferred citation

Woman with umbrella posing in front of a mural of Mt Fuji,
Album of Japanese Photographs2006.3.85LA,
Wolcott Collection, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, University of Vermont,
http://cdi.uvm.edu/collections/item/jta007a (accessed September 26, 2017)